Monthly Archives: October 2009

Here is a copy of the boarding pass…

Posted on October 10, 2009 by

Evelyn sent me an e-mail… Here is a copy of the Boarding pass, showing the “Sulkers” family’s arrival in Canada on the HMS Victorian, September 2nd, 1910. I also have a picture of Herm, shortly before he passed away.  I … Continue reading →

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Guess who went to Holland…

Posted on October 9, 2009 by

Hi Pierre, How interesting that you found my message posted in 2005.  It has been floating around in Cyber Space for over 4 years.  I also, recently, received an e-mail from a distant relative, in Switzerland, who also found my … Continue reading →

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Found this posting on the Internet… in Dutch… then I found this in my inbox…

Posted on October 8, 2009 by

I warn you again… Genealogy is addictive, so is my blog… It’s not to late to stop… Proceed with caution… Ahead one-third… Full speed ahead… Aflevering 2. Herman Sulkers kan ook benaderd worden via email (veel 83-jarigen kunnen dat tegenwoordig) … Continue reading →

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Anton or Antonia… that was the question

Posted on October 7, 2009 by

Remember Anton or Antonia… That was the question I was asking myself. Well, the person was a man… I found this on the Internet while searching for more information… The message was posted back in 2005. Name Evelyn Howard Canada … Continue reading →

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It’s addictive… beware

Posted on October 6, 2009 by

Welcome if you just came in from my blog on wartime memories. If you did not, then I have another blog about war memories. It is called Lest We Forget… While doing my articles on Herm Sulkers, I found this … Continue reading →

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Last time around and then we’ll quit… Boston Zydeco

Posted on October 5, 2009 by

This is a site one of my readers found and sent me the link. Click here… Enjoy… Direct link to You Tube Addicted? Try this… Cajun Musicians The Savoy Family Band… Cajun music performed by a family from Savoy, Louisiana… … Continue reading →

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Chris Ardoin

Posted on October 4, 2009 by

I found this on Chris Ardoin on You Tube… Chris Ardoin This text was also on the site. Chris Ardoin (born April 7, 1981 in Lake Charles, Louisiana is a zydeco accordionist and singer. He is one of the young … Continue reading →

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Amédé Ardoin 1898-1941

Posted on October 3, 2009 by

Who is Amédé Ardoin the man who made people dance in Louisiana… Amédé Ardouin I got interested in Amédé Ardoin because of his song Two Steps De Prairie Soileau, the place where Narcisse Chaumont died in 1896. I let you … Continue reading →

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Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, 1896

Posted on October 1, 2009 by

Richard Lauzon, Yvon Lauzon’s cousin, sent me these pictures. Hi Pierre, These are pictures of Ste-Anne taken in 1896. The convent and the train station appeared in the newspaper Le Monde illustré on the Saturday edition of June 6, 1896. … Continue reading →

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